Standard tuning EADGBe
Play chord progression Em A E5add7 A in E voicings (i.e. for A and A5add7 play
second inversions) apart from verse endings- for all others just play straight chords.
Note: E5add7 is an Em7 without the minor 3rd. You can still use Em7 but doesn't sound as good.
Main riff
[Part 1]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------8--10---------------------------------------------------------|G|--------8h9--------9---------8p7---8--10----------------------------------|D|---------------------------------9--------5-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Part 2]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------8--10---------------------------------------------------------|G|--------8h9--------9----------8p7---8--10--(8)/10 ------------------------|D|---------------------------------9----------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Played over lyrics]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------2------------2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------------------------|A|-------2------------2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
STRUCTURE
[Main riff parts 1 & 2] (x3)
Well the road I see before me threatens pain at every bend, yeah.
[Main riff part 1]
I might meet somebody I understand and hope to call him friend.
[Main riff part 2]
(straight) Asus2 G A Asus4 A C Csus2 C D
Well good company, it may comfort me. But I don't want love to distract my
heart from the way.
Em A E5add7 A (x2)
[Main riff parts 1 & 2]
Now your love it gave me sorrow and a broken heart to mend, yeah.
[Main riff part 1]
So I took me to this lonely road my sweet hopes to defend.
[Main riff part 2]
(straight) Asus2 G A Asus4 A C Csus2 C D
Oh and why pretend, I won't look back. Even though the life of a happy man waits before.
Em A E5add7 A (x2)
[Instrumental] (E blues)
Em A E5add7 A (x2)
[Main riff parts 1 & 2]
Well, the winter wind blows chilly and the road is dark and gray.
[Main riff part 1]
So take pity on a wanderer should you pass me on the way.
[Main riff part 2]
(straight) Asus2 G A Asus4 A C Csus2 C D
Oh, I'm left alone without a home. Makes a man ask why he travels on when hope is gone.
(softly)
Em A E5add7 A
E5add7 A Em A5add7 (x6)
e|--------15--------14------------12---------------10-----------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5add7 A Em
